Edward D. Hays
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Edward Dixon Hays was a U.S. Representative
from Missouri
.
Born on a farm near Oak Ridge, Missouri
to John W. and Mary Jane (Horn) Hays, he attended the public schools. His parents were natives of Clearfield and Elk Co., PA. Edward Dixon Hays was graduated from the Oak Ridge High School in 1889 and from the Cape Girardeau State Normal School in 1893.
He taught school until 1895.
He moved to Jackson, Missouri
, in 1895.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in 1896 and commenced practice in Jackson, Missouri
.
He served as mayor of Jackson 1903-1907.
Probate judge of Cape Girardeau County 1907-1918.
He was an unsuccessful Republican nominee for circuit judge in 1916.
He moved to Cape Girardeau, Missouri
, in 1915 and continued the practice of law.
Hays was elected as a Republican
to the Sixty-sixth and Sixty-seventh Congresses (March 4, 1919-March 3, 1923).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1922 to the Sixty-eighth Congress.
He resumed the practice of his profession in Cape Girardeau, Missouri
.
Trial lawyer for the Department of Justice in the Court of Claims 1923-1925.
He was appointed valuation attorney for the Interstate Commerce Commission in 1925 and served until 1933.
He continued the practice of law in Washington, D.C.
, and resided in Bethesda, Maryland
, where he died on July 25, 1941.
He was interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
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Born on a farm near Oak Ridge, Missouri
Oak Ridge, Missouri
Oak Ridge is a village in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, United States. The population was 202 at the 2000 census, at which time it was a town...
to John W. and Mary Jane (Horn) Hays, he attended the public schools. His parents were natives of Clearfield and Elk Co., PA. Edward Dixon Hays was graduated from the Oak Ridge High School in 1889 and from the Cape Girardeau State Normal School in 1893.
He taught school until 1895.
He moved to Jackson, Missouri
Jackson, Missouri
Jackson is a city in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, United States. The population was 13,758 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Cape Girardeau County. Jackson is named for U.S. President Andrew Jackson. It is a principal city of the Cape Girardeau–Jackson, MO-IL Metropolitan...
, in 1895.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in 1896 and commenced practice in Jackson, Missouri
Jackson, Missouri
Jackson is a city in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, United States. The population was 13,758 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Cape Girardeau County. Jackson is named for U.S. President Andrew Jackson. It is a principal city of the Cape Girardeau–Jackson, MO-IL Metropolitan...
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He served as mayor of Jackson 1903-1907.
Probate judge of Cape Girardeau County 1907-1918.
He was an unsuccessful Republican nominee for circuit judge in 1916.
He moved to Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Cape Girardeau is a city located in Cape Girardeau and Scott counties in Southeast Missouri in the United States. It is located approximately southeast of St. Louis and north of Memphis. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 37,941. A college town, it is the home of Southeast Missouri...
, in 1915 and continued the practice of law.
Hays was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to the Sixty-sixth and Sixty-seventh Congresses (March 4, 1919-March 3, 1923).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1922 to the Sixty-eighth Congress.
He resumed the practice of his profession in Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Cape Girardeau is a city located in Cape Girardeau and Scott counties in Southeast Missouri in the United States. It is located approximately southeast of St. Louis and north of Memphis. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 37,941. A college town, it is the home of Southeast Missouri...
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Trial lawyer for the Department of Justice in the Court of Claims 1923-1925.
He was appointed valuation attorney for the Interstate Commerce Commission in 1925 and served until 1933.
He continued the practice of law in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, and resided in Bethesda, Maryland
Bethesda, Maryland
Bethesda is a census designated place in southern Montgomery County, Maryland, United States, just northwest of Washington, D.C. It takes its name from a local church, the Bethesda Meeting House , which in turn took its name from Jerusalem's Pool of Bethesda...
, where he died on July 25, 1941.
He was interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.